Fly-trap.



PATBNTED MAY 29, 1906. J. R. SOURBY L R.. J. RILEY.

FLY TRAP. APPLICATION FILED MAY22-1905 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

UNITED STATES iSAijiaNT OFFICE.

JOHN R. l'sOURBir AND ROBERT .L RILEY, or z ION CITY, ILLINOIS.

FLY-TRAP.

h .I v Specification of iLetters Patent. Application tiled May 22 1.905. Serial No. 261,562.

Patented may 29, 1906.

" To all whom it may concern:

. States, both residing at Zion City, in the ings.

county of Lake and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Fly-Trap, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in fly-traps.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction of fly-traps and to provide a simple, inexpensive, and efficient ily-trap of great strength and durability deily-paper, -and like annoying or dangerous means and adaptedto be hung on a screendoor or the exterior oa window for catching flies before the same have entered a house.

With these and other objects in view the invention consistsl in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended, it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion, size, and minor details of construction within the sco e of the claims may be resorted to without eparting from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a ily-trap constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig..2 is a rear elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view. Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view on the line' 4 4 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is an elevation of another form of the invention, showing the iiy-trap applied to a screen-door and extending entirely across the top of the same. Fig. `6 is -a vertical longitudinal sectional view of the iy-trap shownin Fig. 45. Fig. 7 is an enlarged erspective view of one end of the same, the ont wall being broken away to illustrate the construction o the flytrapping enlarged vertical sectional'view taken -substantially'on the line 8 8 of Fig. 6, the sides or clamping-flanges of the longitudinally-folded top and bottom bars of the marginal frame being open to illustrate the construction more clearly.

Like numerals of reference. designate corresponding parts in all the gures of the draw- 1 designates a fly-trap of substantially trisigned to take the place of poison, adhesive.

devices moreclearly. Fig. 8 is an4 an at their side edges and supported by the side bars 4 of a triangular frame. The triangular frame is composed of the side bars 4 and a ed of sheet metal, the bars being folded lonlar or pyramidal form composed of frontl rear walls 2 and 3, of wire-gauze, united connecting bottom bar 5, and it is constructgitudinally to provide two clamping-flanges,

between which the'edgesof the Wire-gauze are secured. The wire-gauze is retained between the flanges of the side and bottom bars by indenting the latter, as indicated; but suitable fastening means may be provided, if desired, for positively securing the wire-gauze to the bars of the triangular frame. I

lThe front wall 3 of the trap is bowed out- Y wardlyand.the rear wall is iiat to enable the device to fit flat dow-pane, or thelike, and the front and rear against a screen-door, win-, 1

walls are'spaced apart at the bottom of the trap to provide a large opening or entrance 6 for the flies. By this constructionthe iiies 'A or other insects crawling u ward will be caused to enter the bottom ol the trap. ,f Within the lowerportion of the trap is arranged an upwardlyextending'tapered il trapping'device 7', which is'ap roximate y triangular or pyramidal and Whic consists of inte al inturned portions or extensions of the ont and'rearw'alls ofthe trap. I The taf v ering inturned portions or extensions of the ont and rear walls of the trap are united at' .i

theirupwardlyconverging side edges by" meansof aroll or bead 8; but any other suitable means may be employed for this, purose. pex of the upwardlyfextendi vice, and the flies enter the bo y o the trap through the said opening 9 and will be effectually prevented' from returning. v

' The rear wall ofthe trapis cut away at the top to provide a triangular opening 10, which' tra ping. de-

An opening 9 is provided at the top or.

is normally-covered by a pivoted door 11 triangular form, the top b eing swun on itspivot 12, as indicated in dotte lines 1n Fig. 2 of gthe-drawin s, whenit is del adapted to bef sired to empty the'trap'. 'T e upper edge 1 3 of the rear wall is supported by a transversel strip or bar 14 and is secured to the same by means of a clip 15 or other suitable fastening device. The pivot 12 consists of a rivetV or other suitable fasteningdevice, which also se cures a hanger. 16 to the top ofthe trap. The hanger. is provided with a suitable opening A and is ada ted to enable the trap to be readily secure to -a screen-door or 'to a window.

.20'. against the screen. The screen-door is providedwitli a transverse cleat 23, located at .f screen material of l the screen-door. front andrear Walls are spaced apart -at the bottomof the trap to provide a large opening It is also adapted to be-hung up in a room and maybe used at any desired place. `InFigs. t0 8, inclusive, is illustrated the -preferred form of the invention, the fly-trap' 17 being extended entirely across a screendoor` '18. The iiy-trapis constructed lsubstantially the same as thatl heretofore described, except that it is extended entirel across the screen to which it is applied and 1s provided with a plurality of iiy-trapping devices 19. Itis composed of front and rear VWalls 20 and`21, united at their sideedges and'supported by a marginal frame 22. The marginal ,frame 1s composedof top, bottom, and side bars constructed ofsheet metal'and folded longitudinally to provide two clamping-flanges, between which-the edges of the lwire-gauze are secured, as before described.

The front Wall `20 is bowed outwardly, and' the rear Wallis iatand is adapted 'to fitclose the" bottom of the trap and'adapted'to prevent flies from crawling upward into the space'between the back of the trap and tile T e orent'rance'for the nies, so that fiies or other ,insects crawling upward-on the screen-door vvillfbe caused to enter the trap.

The fly-trapping devices 19, which are ar'- rangedinaJ row or series, are approximately'` triangular or pyramidal and are formed by inte al inturned portions or extensions of the ont and rear walls of the tra The exl tensions of the front and rear wal s are cut to form tapered inturned portions, which are ,1 .ered by a circular door 27 secured to the back Io'ffthe trap by a pivot 28, which also serves as the4 attaching means for a hanger 29. The

doonand'thehanger are located near one end ofI the trap tofacilitate removing the'contents thereof. l.Tlietrap is also provided at the other end with a'l hanger 30. The hangn ers 29 vand 30 areperforated for the reception of screws or other' suitable fastening devices "fordetachably'. securing the trap to a screenvdoor or window-screen, and the are preferably fastened to .the top bar o the screenf'rame, as clearly shown 1n Fig. 5 of the drawings. The end bars 31 of the marginal frame of the trap' are'curved, as shown, to facilitate thl'e'attachment of the bowed end portions of the" frontV wall' to the end ,edges ofl the rear Wall. The trap isl adapted to be appli'd to both screen-'doors' and:y window-screens, and while it is shown in the accom anying :drawings at the top it maybe place at any other desired point, or a may be provided.

t will be seen that the fly-trap is exceedingly simple and inexpensive in construction and that it possessesgreatstrengthand durabilit y and will not get'outof vorder'. Also it will e clear thaties andother insects will plurality of traps 4be causedl to crawl into thel interior of'Y tlie 4trap and that the latter may bereadily rem tiedwhen desired.

aving'thu's fully described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire t'o secure by Letters Patent, is y 1. A ffy-trap composed" of' front and'rear Walls connected together at their side'e'dges and spaced apartat the bottom't'o provide a large opening or entrance, anda trapping 'de'- vice extendinginto the tra jatthe'opening or entrance and 'having a sma opening.'

2. A fly-trap 'compos'edof' f'r'o'nt and: rear' wallsl connected' together, at their side 'edges' and '-spaced'apart at' the' botto'm to" provide ja:

large opening or entrance, and 'atrapping' 'del vice locateda't' tle saidf'o eningor/entr'anc' and consisting'ofinturne extensions'of' the front and'rear'walls'.

3. A-iy-t'rap' 'having 'an'upwa'rdly-tapered body and'comp'ose'd of aiiat rear'wallfand'an outwardly-bowed front' wall secured? at' the side edges to -the side'edg'es' of 'the"rear'wall, said front and rear'walls'b'eing 'spaced apart at their lower' edges to provide j'a' large entrance or' opening, and a* tapering'trappsin'g devicejexte'ndin intoth'e trap'fr'om'the 'ottom thereof'at t e' entrance" or' opening and provided with a small opening.

4. A fly-trap having a taeredfbody and comprising front andfrearwa s united at their side edges 'andspaced'apart at' the' bottom', a marginal supportingframe' receiving and 'securing-the contiguous side edges of'th'es'aid walls together, and a trap ing device 'extend ing into the trap from the ottom entrance or opening.

5. A trap, comprising a bod'y provided' at the upier portion'with'an'opening, a hanger locate at theI o en'ing', a-door"for`cover1ng IIo the opening, an afasteningd'e'vic'e securing the hangertotlie trap and forming' a'piv'ot for'the'door. A

6. A tra having' abody andcomprising an outwar l'y-b'ov'ved' front' wall and aj flat rear wall, said Walls being :secured together'at their side' edges andspace'dapart at' the bottom and provided thereat" with" inturned tapering 'extensions also 'united at' the'j sid'e edges to form a trapping device, the'latter being'lprovided at the top withanopening;

7. fly-trap composed of front and'rear walls secured together at their side edgesand spaced apartt at' the bottomt provide a'la'rge o ening or entrance, and a plurality of tralpping devices extending into the trap at t e opening 'or entrance thereof and provided with small openings communicating with the 5 interior of the trap.

8; A ily-trap composed of front and rear walls spaced apart at the bottom to form a lar e opening or entrance, said front and rear wa ls being provided at the opening or entrance with mturned extensions out away or recessed to form corresponding tapered portions, the latter being secured together at their side edges and forming a' plurality of trapping devices.

9. The combination with a screen, of a removable trap extending entirely across the same and provided at the bottom with an enlarged entrance or opening; said trap being also provided at the enlarged entrance ,or openlng with a plurality of inwardly-extending tapering fly-trappingl devices connected with and supported by t e walls of the trap, each {1y-trapping device consisting of two tzpering pieces secured together at their side e ges.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own we have hereto aXed our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN R. SOURBY. ROBERT J. RILEY.

Witnesses:

L. L. HEATH, AC. L. WILLIAMS. 

